Iker Bravo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bravo and the second or maternal family name is Solanilla.
Iker Bravo
Personal information
Full name Iker Bravo Solanilla
Date of birth (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 17)
Place of birth Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Number 28
Youth career
2010–2021 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 (0)
National team‡
2019 Spain U15 6 (0)
2021– Spain U17 4 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:21, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:21, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Iker Bravo Solanilla (born 15 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Career[]

Scouted by Barcelona at the age of 5, Bravo joined La Masia shortly after and was part of their youth academy until signing with the German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 28 July 2021.[1] He made his professional debut with Leverkusen as a late substitute in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal loss to Karlsruher SC on 27 October 2021.[2] At 16 years, 9 months and 15 days, Bravo was the youngest ever debutant for Leverkusen, taking the record from Florian Wirtz.[3] On 7 November 2021, Bravo debuted for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga in a 1–1 tie with Hertha; at 16 years and 298 days he was briefly the second youngest ever Bundesliga debutant and youngest ever for Bayer Leverkusen, before being passed by his teammate Zidan Sertdemir in the same game.[4]

International career[]

Bravo is a youth international for Spain, having represented the Spain U15s and Spain U17s.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "NACHWUCHSSTÜRMER VOM FC BARCELONA VERSTÄRKT U19". bayer04.de. August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ GmbH, LigaInsider (October 27, 2021). "Youngster Iker Bravo feiert Debüt für Bayer Leverkusen". ligainsider.de.
  3. ^ France-Presse, Agence. "Leverkusen dumped out of German Cup by 2nd-tier Karlsruher". theScore.com.
  4. ^ "Erst Bravo, dann Sertdemir: Das ist der jüngste Bundesligaspieler der Werkself". November 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Morales, Christian (2021-10-21). "Florentino Pérez controla a Iker Bravo, delantero de 16 años, que se crió en el Barça". Diario Gol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-27.

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